Name: ___________________________

Superlative Adjectives:
Words That End in Y
larg
Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things. est

Example 1: He took the largest cupcake on the tray

Largest is the superlative adjective.
Many superlative adjectives are formed by adding -st or -est to the
adjective. However sometimes the adjective ends in y. Usually you
change the y to i and add -est.
Example 2: happy happiest

happy happiest
Write the superlative form for the adjectives below.

1. cozy________________________ 11. merry______________________

2. scary________________________ 12. skinny______________________

3. sunny_______________________ 13. curly_______________________

4. pretty_______________________ 14. smelly______________________

5. greasy_______________________ 15. rainy_______________________

6. slimy________________________ 16. whiny______________________

7. foggy_______________________ 17. sandy_ _____________________

8. silly_________________________ 18. noisy_______________________

9. busy________________________ 19. fancy_______________________

10. shaky_ _____________________ 20. bossy_ _____________________

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 Key
Name: ___________________________

Superlative Adjectives:
Words That End in Y
larg
Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things. est

Example 1: He took the largest cupcake on the tray

Largest is the superlative adjective.
Many superlative adjectives are formed by adding -st or -est to the
adjective. However sometimes the adjective ends in y. Usually you
change the y to i and add -est.
Example 2: happy happiest

happy happiest
Write the superlative form for the adjectives below.

coziest
1. cozy________________________ 11. merry______________________
merriest

scariest
2. scary________________________ 12. skinny______________________
skinniest

3. sunny_______________________
sunniest 13. curly_______________________
curliest

4. pretty_______________________
prettiest 14. smelly______________________
smelliest

5. greasy_______________________
greasiest 15. rainy_______________________
rainiest

6. slimy________________________
slimiest 16. whiny______________________
whiniest

7. foggy_______________________
foggiest 17. sandy_ _____________________
sandiest

8. silly_________________________
silliest 18. noisy_______________________
noisiest

9. busy________________________
busiest 19. fancy_______________________
fanciest

10. shaky_ _____________________

shakiest 20. bossy_ _____________________
bossiest

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